Brazil to announce new charges against Vale for mine disaster

Lemieux believes that with the wheat separated from the chaff over the past tumultuous year, the truly strong companies have emerged. But you may be surprised by the jurisdictions he predicts will come to life in 2014.

There remains some ambiguity as to when bidding rounds would actually be opened up to international oil companies, with most predicting sometime next year.

CEO calls it a 'conservative approach.'

But it also recommends an exhaustive review of the permit issued in 2006, as well as the miner’s glacier monitoring plan.

Recently approved law allows large-scale mining, but locals oppose the project and demand plebiscite to settle the issue.

This mining veteran "only" needs about $3 billion to start buying assets.

Sector blames delays in environmental approvals and decreased demand of commodities from overseas.

Investors should worry less about the right balance of specific commodities and more about the right mix of early-stage, development-stage and producing companies.

The company completed a $380 million equity financing in October 2012 and signed an engagement letter for a $250.